I love buying (and making) holiday gifts, but figuring out exactly how to cut the wrapping paper for each package feels like a geometry pop quiz, and somehow my phone always rings when I have tape stuck to my fingers. Plus, despite “paper” being in the name, wrapping paper is often coated in glitter, plastic, foil print, and other stuff that make [...] Continue Reading
Cyber Monday Deals for Healthy Living 2022
Although I love a good deal anytime, this year I'm more excited than usual to snag gifts and favorite everyday items at steep discounts. My goal is give thoughtfully, restock on personal and household essentials, and support companies I love while saving money. If you've got the same goals, here are some deals on some of my favorite healthy [...] Continue Reading
3 California Poppy Benefits + Tincture And Tea Recipes
Long before Spanish explorers nicknamed California the “land of fire” due to the vast fields of golden poppies blanketing the hillsides, indigenous communities were using these gorgeous flowers for a wide variety of therapeutic uses. You’ve probably heard of its more famous cousin, the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), and you may be thinking [...] Continue Reading
Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Ideas for Everyone On Your List
When I was growing up, last-minute holiday shopping was part of the fun of the season, but now I can’t think of anything fun about standing in long lines! I’d much rather shop in my pj’s at home in my pj’s while sipping an eggnog latte, then use the time I would have spent driving from store-to-store doing . . . well, ANYTHING but that. If you [...] Continue Reading
8 Benefits of Linden + Tea and Tincture Recipes
Need a hug in a mug? That’s how Katja Swift and Ryn Midura, co-authors of Herbal Medicine for Beginners, describe linden tea. Made from the leaves and flowers of the fragrant linden tree, linden tea and tincture have a long history of use for releasing nervous tension, easing various types of discomfort, supporting the heart (both the muscle and [...] Continue Reading
Benefits of Sauna Blankets + Heat Healer Review
If you want to experience the benefits of sauna therapy at home but don’t have room for a large sit-in sauna, you might be wondering if sauna blankets are really the space-saving, budget-friendly solution they seem to be. As someone who absolutely loves my daily sauna sessions and didn’t want to completely miss them during an extended road trip, [...] Continue Reading
Apple Muffins Recipe (Gluten-Free)
My neighbor’s have a big, sunny lot by the bay, and they have generously given my kids permission to play there anytime. It’s an easy place to while away hours - the breeze smells like fresh pine and sea salt, and there’s enough room to get a game of kickball going. Lately I’ve been going out with them for a break in the afternoon, and I had to [...] Continue Reading
Wild Pastures Review: 100% Pastured Meat At Wholesale Prices
When I lived near Nashville, I didn't just know my farmer . . . I could text him special requests for specific cuts of meat before meeting up at the farmers market. In the beach town where I live now, though, most of the meat options are expensive, very limited in variety, and localish at best. That’s why when I heard that the founders of [...] Continue Reading
